Inspection and condition assessment using ground penetrating radar

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 207-214

  Chen, Dar Hao ^a,b   Wimsatt, Andrew ^c  

^a CHANGSHA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Anomaly; Ground penetrating radar; Inspection; Nondestructive testing; Nondestructive tests; Pavements; Radar; Void

Indexed keywords

ANOMALY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; NON-DESTRUCTIVE TEST; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTS;

BORING; BUILDING MATERIALS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; ELASTIC CONSTANTS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; INSPECTION; MOISTURE; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PAVEMENTS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; WATER PIPELINES;

RADAR;

ANOMALY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; GROUND CONDITIONS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; MOTORWAY; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; PAVEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; VOID RATIO;

EID: 75949087884     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0000190     Document Type: Article

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